BIKERELIABILITY
MOT DATA · GREAT BRITAIN · 2005–2025
League table/ SUZUKI/GSXR 750 X
Model report · 2005–2025
79.3%
first-time pass rate
12.9%
failed outright
17,170
median miles at test
381
MOT tests, 2005–2025

Pass rate over time

first-time pass rate by test year · 2006–2009

The GSXR 750 X's first-time pass rate has fallen 12.6 points since 2006, 83.6% to 71.0%.

67%77%87%2006: 83.6% pass (61 tests)2007: 78.9% pass (57 tests)2008: 70.6% pass (51 tests)2009: 71.0% pass (31 tests)20062009

Pass rate by mileage

how the GSXR 750 X's first-time pass rate falls with the odometer · class average 84.9%

A low-mileage GSXR 750 X passes first time 87.5% of the time; by 30k that's 78.7%.

70%80%90%0k: 87.5% pass (72 tests)10k: 82.1% pass (145 tests)20k: 72.7% pass (88 tests)30k: 78.7% pass (47 tests)0k20k30k

First-time pass rate by odometer reading at test, 10,000-mile bands for this model. Mileage is the strongest reliability signal. See the full curve.

What fails on a GSXR 750 X

failure defects by component group · advisories excluded
Component group Share of defects Defects % of defects
lighting and signalling
45 33.6
brakes
28 20.9
steering and suspension
17 12.7
tyres and wheels
14 10.4
reg plates and vin
10 7.5
drive system
6 4.5
body and structure
4 3
fuel and exhaust
4 3
lamps and reflectors
3 2.2
suspension
3 2.2

Defects recorded against failed normal tests, 2005–2025, grouped by DVSA inspection section. One test can record multiple defects.

How rivals compare

same type, similar capacity, high test volume

On first-time pass rate the GSXR 750 X beats 2 of its 4 closest rivals (HONDA CBR600F, HONDA CBR900RR, YAMAHA YZF-R6).

Rivals share this bike's type and sit within ±30% of its engine capacity, ≥ 5,000 tests. Card colour = better/worse first-time pass rate than the GSXR 750 X.

Pass rate by registration year

how each model-year cohort fares · registration year from first use date

Best year to buy used: 1999 (80.6% pass). Weakest: 2000 (78.4%).

78%80%81%1999: 80.6% pass (155 tests)2000: 78.4% pass (190 tests)19992000

First-time pass rate by the year each bike was first registered (cohorts with ≥ 50 tests). Older cohorts are survivors: the worst examples have already left the road, which tends to lift the earliest years.